Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
February 23, 2001
Tribe, Town Collide
In the view of Aquinnah police chief Doug Fortes, the turning point came in the fall of 1999, when rangers from the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) came back from a trip to the Oneida Indian Nation in upstate New York, packing a half dozen Glock nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistols.
Hockey Coach Suspended
Head varsity hockey coach Mike Jackson is serving a five-day suspension after an incident following Sunday’s Fairleigh Dickinson tournament at the Martha’s Vineyard Arena that left the team’s trophy in pieces and the hockey community sharply divided.
Tularemia Forum Held
Tissue samples taken last September from a Chilmark skunk and a Katama rat tested positive for tularemia, the rare disease that infected 15 people on the Island last year, killing one man who did not seek medical attention in time.
Vineyard Addresses Task Force
Vineyard Addresses Task Force
By JULIA WELLS
The governor’s ferry task force had a three-and-a-half hour lesson in local politics, economics, transit systems, self-governance and the cost of butter last night when some 300 Vineyard residents turned out for the final public hearing of the now-celebrated fact-finding committee.
“Most…
Sales Set Land Bank Record
A pair of hefty private property sales in Edgartown boosted revenues at the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank to a new record this week.
Golf Plan Returned to MVC
Acting on a joint request from attorneys for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and the Down Island Golf Club, a superior court judge sent the golf club plan back to the commission this week for fresh review.
“This matter is remanded to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for further proceedings, including a public hearing to…
